That's a decrease of 2.9 percent from 2016, when the city spent $1.44 million, or $2,636 per household.
Assumption has 548 households and a population of 1,186.
Since 2001, the City of Assumption budget has grown by 4.3 percent, from $1.35 million. The city population has fallen 5.1 percent over the same period, from 1,250.
Salaries accounted for 23.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Assumption property taxpayers paid $328,401 for four full-time employees and 26 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had two full-time employees and 15 part-time employees, and spent $228,356.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
1,186
$1,403,299
$328,401
23.4
30
$10,947
2016
1,186
$1,444,572
$295,110
20.4
29
$10,176
2015
1,186
$1,385,616
$283,786
20.5
22
$12,899
2014
1,186
$1,332,267
$266,650
20
31
$8,602
2013
1,186
$1,352,457
$259,648
19.2
28
$9,273
2012
1,186
$1,325,646
$246,466
18.6
25
$9,859
2011
1,186
$1,415,172
$285,835
20.2
27
$10,586
2010
1,186
$1,355,001
$291,238
21.5
19
$15,328
2009
1,196
$1,351,777
$261,555
19.3
17
$15,386
2008
1,265
$1,365,612
$284,497
20.8
25
$11,380
2007
1,265
$1,604,984
$282,991
17.6
25
$11,320
2006
1,265
$1,384,608
$256,144
18.5
25
$10,246
2005
1,265
$1,429,741
$246,724
17.3
23
$10,727
2004
1,265
$1,474,780
$255,255
17.3
23
$11,098
2003
1,250
$1,503,524
$250,376
16.7
17
$14,728
2002
1,250
$1,412,351
$242,987
17.2
17
$14,293
2001
1,250
$1,346,029
$228,356
17
17
$13,433
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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